Christmas at Maple Shade
The guests at MapleShade Meadows Assisted Living Center in Nesquehoning joined with Italian troubadour Danny Farole and Santa Claus and Nesquehoning Junior Recreation Committee helpers in singing...
View ArticleLane closures planned for SR 248 this week
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission advises motorists that Walsh Construction will be establishing bi-directional and intermittent single-lane patterns on Route 248 through Thursday, Dec. 22, between...
View ArticleTamaqua LEOs, Lions Club sing to hospital residents
Members of both the Tamaqua LEO Club and Lions Club spent time recently singing to hospitalresidents of the St. Luke'sMiners Memorial Hospitalin Coaldale.
View ArticleOrefield driver charged with DUI
Eric Woolbaugh, 24, of Orefield, was arrested by state police at the Fogelsville barracks for driving under the influence of alcohol after a traffic stop at 1:06 a.m. Dec. 18. Police said he was...
View ArticleChristmas band concert at PV
Music students in the Panther Valley School District showed off their musical talents during a Christmas Band Concert. This year there was an addition to the show. The elementary school band showed off...
View ArticleMan is arrested for scattering rubbish
State police at the Lehighton barracks said they cited Joseph Neumann Lutz of Fairless Hills on Dec. 16 for scattering rubbish. Police said it is alleged the violation happened along Mertz Road, off...
View ArticleTamaqua High School Class of 1971 celebrates 40-year reunion
The Tamaqua High School Class of 1971 held its 40th anniversary reunion at the New England Fire Company on Oct. 22. read more
View ArticleLibrary, historical society holds open house, art show
Visitors flocked to the old red brick church building at 117-119 E. Bertsch St., Lansford, on Sunday for the annual Panther Valley Public Library and Lansford Historical Society open house and art...
View ArticleMini Santa brings joy to Lansford motorists
Frank Walck, 12, decided to help the real Santa Claus spread Christmas cheer as he put on a mini Santa suit and waved to passing motorists for a couple hours over the weekend with friends and family on...
View ArticleJewelry stolen from Lynn home
State police at the Fogelsville barracks are investigating the theft of jewelry from a residence in Lynn Township. The victim is Viola Henninger, 63, of 7016 Lentz Road, New Tripoli (Lynn Township)....
View ArticleDedicated Fitness celebrates expansion
Those who approach tasks with a positive outlook tend to see favorable results. That credo is a shared belief at Dedicated Fitness in Palmerton, which on Saturday celebrated its first expansion in...
View ArticleMother charged with stabbing son during argument
Teresa A Gerald, 36, of 222 Cross Country Lane, Camelback Village, Jacons Township, Monroe County, has been arrested by state police at the Fern Ridge barracks with simple assault, stemming from the...
View ArticleMonroe home is burglarized
State police at the Fern Ridge barracks are investigating a burglary that happened between Dec, 1-11 at a home in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County. The victim is Othmen A. Suqi, 47, of Wayne, N.J....
View ArticleFire company is theft victim
State police at the Schuylkill Haven barracks are investigating a theft in which the victim is the Summit Station Fire Department. Police said someone stole an orange Streamlight Survivor flashlight...
View ArticleLehigh Anthracite Coal donates toys to deserving children
Employees of Lehigh Anthracite Coal (L.A.C.) in Tamauqua and Coaldale donated many new toys for the Schuylkill Carbon Marine Corps League's (SCMCL) Toys For Tots campaign. From left are Bob Smith,...
View ArticleOn this date
Good news was received by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Albeck of East Mauch Chunk, this morning, when the mailman delivered a clippergram from their son, Staff Sgt. Joseph Albeck, stationed at Wheeler Field,...
View ArticleSanta Claus visits Republican headquarters
Santa Claus visited the headquarters of the Carbon County Republican Party on First Street in Lehighton on Saturday. From left are, Wayne Nothstein, Carbon County Commissioner; Christian Salerno, elf;...
View ArticleThree vehicles damaged in crash
Three vehicles were damaged in a crash at 1:15 p.m. Dec. 18 along State Route 183 in Cressona Borough. Police said Patricia Polinsky, 61, of Minersville, was driving a 2007 Nissan Maxima southbound...
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